…With Astute Graphics ColliderScribe, you can make Illustrator objects snap to each…other along any edge or curve as if the objects were magnetic.…And like a lot of Astute Graphics tools, it can allow you to accomplish…something that would take a lot more…time and effort with Illustrator's native features.…So let's try it out.…The first thing to learn when it comes to ColliderScribe is where the tools are.…At first glance after you've installed the plugin…you won't see anything new in your toolbar.…In fact, they're grouped with the Selection tool.…So if I click and hold on it, I can see the new tools.…

And I'll release my mouse button over on the…right side to tear them off into a floating panel.…The first one we'll use is the Snap to Collisions tool.…I'll select that.…And I'll start with these two circles.…I'll click on the smaller one with the Snap to…Collisions tool and drag it over near the bigger circle.…And when I get close, it snaps to just perfectly touch the…two paths together, not just at anchor points but anywhere along the path.…

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11/22/2016

Released

3/21/2014

Want to be more precise, more efficient, and more creative with Illustrator? Learn how the Astute Graphics plugins can revolutionize the way you draw and edit artwork in Adobe Illustrator. Mike Rankin covers drawing and editing with VectorScribe and InkScribe, aligning and arranging objects with ColliderScribe, creating beautiful symmetry with MirrorMe, adjusting color with Phantasm, and the tools in DynamicSketch and WidthScribe that make drawing with a tablet even more natural and intuitive.

Topics include:

Working with dynamic corners and shapes

Editing paths with PathScribe

Connecting and straightening objects

Drawing circles and arcs

Using the Snap to and the Rotate at Collision tools

Mirroring text and images

Creating vector halftones

Editing path segments with InkScribe

Using DynamicSketch

Working with the WidthScribe brush tools

Stippling vector graphics, photos, and text

Skill Level Appropriate for all

4h 31m

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Q: This course was updated on 5/23/2014. What changed?

A: The author added a new chapter (Using Stylism) featuring eight
new movies, on working with effects like drop shadow, feathering, inner and
outer glow, and more.

Q: This course was updated on 04/15/2015. What changed?

A: The author added new movies on WidthScribe and Autosaviour Pro, and
updated two movies describing the abilities of the entire suite of
plugins and the process of installing them.

Q: This course was updated on 02/19/2016. What changed?

A: We added a new chapter, "Using Stipplism," which covers stippling vector graphics, text, and photos with the controls and stipple symbols in Astute Graphics's new Stipplism plugin for Illustrator.